Kingman Turquoise Sparkle Stick Earrings These Handmade earrings are made with 8mm Kingman Turquoise beads and 14/20 Gold Filled Sparkle sticks. The bead below the turquoise is Brass. The lever-backs are 14/20 Gold Filled. Polishing cloth for all jewelry included. Shipped in gift box. Gold filled "14/20" refers to the industry shorthand describing the resulting material. The first number is the karat purity of the gold used; the second number is the amount, by weight, of gold to the substrate material. "14/20" gold-filled material is made with 14-karat gold and the gold represents 1/20th (or 5%) of the total weight of the material.